Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
7/125
Regional Rank
5/19
Score
7.771
Sweden’s IPRI score increased by 0.17 to 7.771 placing it 5th in the Western Europe region and 7th in the world. Sweden is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Sweden’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.318 to 8.492 with scores of 9.123 in Judicial Independence, 8.468 in Rule of Law, 7.119 in Political Stability, and 9.261 in Control of Corruption.
Sweden’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.051 to 7.234 with scores of 7.537 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.934 in Registering Process, and 6.231 in Access to Financing.
Sweden’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.242 to 7.587 with scores of 7.687 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.467 in Patent Protection, 9.071 in Copyright Protection, and 7.122 in Trademark Protection.
Sweden is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- EU
Sweden - IPRI Overall Score
Sweden - IPRI Overall Score
- 1: IPRI
- 2: Legal and Political Subindex
- 3. Judicial Independence
- 4. Rule of Law
- 5. Control of Corruption
- 6. Political Stability
- 7. Physical Property Rights Subindex
- 8. Property Rights Protection
- 9. Registering Property
- 10. Ease of Access to Loans
- 11. Intellectual Property Rights Subindex
- 12. Intellectual Property Rights
- 13. Patent Protection
- 14. Copyright Protection
- 15. Trademark Protection
Sweden - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.129 | 4 | 4 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 7 | 5 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.335 | 5 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.497 | 3 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.500 | 2 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.500 | 2 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 3 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 4 | 3 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.994 | 7 | 5 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.098 | 8 | 5 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.608 | 3 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.396 | 6 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.280 | 7 | 3 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.187 | 11 | 7 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.817 | 13 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.601 | 12 | 8 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.771 | 7 | 5 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 8.223 | 5 | 4 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 8.200 | 5 | 4 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 8.638 | 5 | 4 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 8.714 | 3 | 2 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 8.800 | 3 | 1 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 8.700 | 4 | 3 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 8.700 | 4 | 3 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 8.750 | 3 | 2 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 8.394 | 7 | 6 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 8.409 | 8 | 7 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 8.675 | 5 | 4 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 8.548 | 5 | 4 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 8.307 | 10 | 7 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 8.218 | 9 | 7 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 8.246 | 9 | 7 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 8.174 | 9 | 7 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 8.492 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Physical | 8.542 | 2 | 2 | 2007 |
| Physical | 8.500 | 3 | 3 | 2008 |
| Physical | 8.529 | 3 | 3 | 2009 |
| Physical | 8.499 | 3 | 3 | 2010 |
| Physical | 8.200 | 4 | 3 | 2011 |
| Physical | 8.400 | 2 | 2 | 2012 |
| Physical | 8.200 | 5 | 3 | 2013 |
| Physical | 8.433 | 2 | 2 | 2014 |
| Physical | 7.517 | 10 | 4 | 2015 |
| Physical | 7.648 | 10 | 4 | 2016 |
| Physical | 8.660 | 3 | 1 | 2017 |
| Physical | 8.294 | 9 | 4 | 2018 |
| Physical | 8.165 | 11 | 4 | 2019 |
| Physical | 8.051 | 14 | 5 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.860 | 21 | 9 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.285 | 15 | 9 | 2022 |
| Physical | 7.234 | 15 | 9 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 7.621 | 14 | 11 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 7.600 | 17 | 12 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 7.838 | 16 | 11 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 8.278 | 7 | 5 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 8.500 | 2 | 1 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 8.400 | 3 | 3 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 8.200 | 9 | 6 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 8.433 | 7 | 4 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 8.071 | 10 | 7 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.239 | 9 | 7 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.490 | 5 | 3 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 8.347 | 9 | 6 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 8.369 | 9 | 6 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 8.290 | 8 | 5 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 7.344 | 11 | 7 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 7.344 | 11 | 7 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 7.587 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Sweden - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.223 | 5 | 4 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 5 | 4 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.638 | 5 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.714 | 3 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.800 | 3 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.700 | 4 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.700 | 4 | 3 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.750 | 3 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.394 | 7 | 6 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.409 | 8 | 7 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.675 | 5 | 4 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.548 | 5 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.307 | 10 | 7 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.218 | 9 | 7 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.246 | 9 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 8.174 | 9 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 8.492 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.109 | 15 | 10 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.100 | 15 | 10 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.667 | 8 | 6 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.333 | 3 | 2 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.400 | 2 | 1 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.200 | 4 | 2 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.900 | 10 | 7 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.800 | 10 | 7 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.844 | 17 | 10 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.218 | 14 | 9 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.111 | 5 | 4 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.535 | 12 | 9 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.868 | 17 | 10 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.684 | 17 | 10 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.684 | 17 | 10 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.684 | 17 | 10 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.123 | 6 | 5 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 8.800 | 7 | 6 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 8.802 | 5 | 5 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 8.900 | 2 | 1 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 8.900 | 2 | 1 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 8.900 | 2 | 1 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 8.900 | 3 | 2 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 8.908 | 2 | 2 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 8.986 | 6 | 5 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 9.089 | 2 | 2 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 9.086 | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 8.872 | 3 | 3 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 8.792 | 4 | 4 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 8.813 | 3 | 3 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 8.613 | 8 | 6 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 8.468 | 11 | 9 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 7.360 | 6 | 4 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 7.400 | 6 | 4 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 7.480 | 7 | 6 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.252 | 12 | 9 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 7.200 | 10 | 7 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 7.200 | 11 | 7 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.500 | 6 | 5 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 7.300 | 10 | 8 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 7.254 | 10 | 7 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.149 | 13 | 8 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 7.010 | 17 | 8 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 7.128 | 17 | 7 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.210 | 19 | 10 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 7.117 | 20 | 11 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 7.251 | 11 | 7 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 7.144 | 13 | 6 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 7.119 | 9 | 5 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.200 | 5 | 3 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.200 | 5 | 3 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.606 | 4 | 4 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.470 | 6 | 4 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.500 | 4 | 2 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.600 | 3 | 2 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.400 | 4 | 2 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.600 | 3 | 2 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.571 | 4 | 3 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.284 | 6 | 5 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.491 | 4 | 3 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.442 | 4 | 3 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.277 | 5 | 4 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.279 | 5 | 3 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.237 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.256 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.261 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Sweden - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.542 | 2 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.500 | 3 | 3 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.529 | 3 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.499 | 3 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 4 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 2 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 5 | 3 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.433 | 2 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.517 | 10 | 4 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.648 | 10 | 4 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.660 | 3 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.294 | 9 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.165 | 11 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.051 | 14 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.860 | 21 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.285 | 15 | 9 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.234 | 15 | 9 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.707 | 13 | 10 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.700 | 15 | 10 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.833 | 13 | 10 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.167 | 7 | 6 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.000 | 5 | 3 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.900 | 5 | 4 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.400 | 13 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.400 | 12 | 8 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.820 | 17 | 10 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.213 | 14 | 8 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.873 | 3 | 3 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.272 | 13 | 8 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.884 | 18 | 11 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.537 | 23 | 11 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.537 | 23 | 11 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.537 | 23 | 11 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.537 | 22 | 11 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 9.586 | 2 | 2 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 9.600 | 2 | 2 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 9.753 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 9.780 | 1 | 1 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 9.600 | 9 | 3 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.900 | 4 | 3 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.600 | 8 | 3 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.600 | 5 | 3 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.584 | 26 | 7 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.583 | 26 | 6 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.799 | 13 | 6 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.808 | 17 | 6 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.808 | 16 | 5 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.813 | 19 | 5 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.813 | 19 | 5 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 8.086 | 10 | 7 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 7.934 | 9 | 7 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 7.333 | 3 | 3 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 7.300 | 5 | 4 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 7.000 | 6 | 6 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 6.550 | 8 | 6 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 6.000 | 11 | 4 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 6.500 | 6 | 2 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 6.500 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 6.000 | 9 | 3 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 5.147 | 10 | 3 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 5.147 | 10 | 3 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 7.308 | 4 | 1 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 6.804 | 11 | 4 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 6.804 | 11 | 4 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 6.805 | 11 | 4 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 6.231 | 18 | 9 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 6.231 | 18 | 9 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 6.231 | 17 | 9 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Sweden - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.621 | 14 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 17 | 12 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.838 | 16 | 11 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.278 | 7 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.500 | 2 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 3 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 9 | 6 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.433 | 7 | 4 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.071 | 10 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.239 | 9 | 7 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.490 | 5 | 3 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.347 | 9 | 6 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.369 | 9 | 6 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.290 | 8 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.344 | 11 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.344 | 11 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.587 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.464 | 7 | 7 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.500 | 7 | 7 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.333 | 7 | 6 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.250 | 9 | 8 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.900 | 1 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.600 | 4 | 3 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.000 | 12 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.900 | 14 | 9 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.429 | 18 | 10 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.933 | 16 | 8 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.487 | 8 | 6 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.059 | 13 | 9 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.925 | 16 | 10 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.687 | 16 | 10 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.687 | 16 | 10 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.687 | 16 | 10 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.687 | 15 | 10 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 8.762 | 9 | 6 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 8.800 | 10 | 6 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 2 | 1 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 12 | 8 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.100 | 12 | 8 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.100 | 12 | 8 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.100 | 12 | 8 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.100 | 13 | 9 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 13 | 9 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 13 | 9 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 13 | 9 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 9 | 6 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 9 | 6 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 9 | 6 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.469 | 30 | 13 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 6.469 | 30 | 13 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 6.467 | 28 | 13 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.398 | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.400 | 2 | 1 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.100 | 23 | 14 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 8 | 5 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 10 | 4 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 9 | 4 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 10 | 5 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 9 | 5 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.700 | 8 | 4 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.700 | 8 | 4 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 7 | 3 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 7 | 3 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.100 | 7 | 3 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.100 | 7 | 3 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.100 | 7 | 3 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.100 | 7 | 3 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 9.071 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Trademark Protection | 7.122 | 8 | 5 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.122 | 8 | 5 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.122 | 8 | 5 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |